Astrid la Cour

For more than a decade, Cisternerne has received great recognition in Denmark and abroad for its series of ambitious exhibitions by major international contemporary artists such as Chiharu Shiota, Kimsooja, Tomás Saraceno, SUPERFLEX and Hiroshi Sambuichi. This book tells the story of a completely unique space and the possibilities it creates for art. Since the conversion of the former water reservoir in Søndermarken on Frederiksberg into an under ground art gallery, a different artist has been invited every year to create a site-specific art project based on Cisternerne’s underground architecture, climate and history. What emerges is a very special, all- embracing and sensual world that simply cannot be experienced anywhere else. With contributions by Maria Gadegaard, director of The Frederiksberg Museums; Astrid la Cour, former director of The Frederiksberg Museums and now director of SMK - National Gallery of Denmark; Carsten Thau, emeritus professor and historian of architecture and ideas; and Minik Rosing, professor of geology.

I over et årti har Cisternerne modtaget stor anerkendelse i Danmark og udlandet for rækken af ambitiøse udstillinger af store internationale samtidskunstnere som Chiharu Shiota, Kimsooja, Tomás Saraceno, Superflex og Hiroshi Sambuichi. Denne bog fortæller historien om det helt unikke rum og de muligheder, det skaber for kunsten. Det tidligere vandreservoir i Søndermarken på Frederiksberg er blevet omdannet til en underjordisk kunsthal. Hvert år inviteres en kunstner til at lave et stedsspecifikt kunstprojekt med afsæt i Cisternernes underjordiske arkitektur, klima og historie, og der opstår en helt særlig altomfavnende og sanselig verden, som ikke kan opleves nogen andre steder. Bogen indeholder bidrag af Maria Gadegaard, direktør for Frederiksbergmuseerne, Astrid la Cour, tidligere direktør for Frederiksbergmuseerne og nu direktør for SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, Carsten Thau, professor emeritus og arkitektur- og idehistoriker samt Minik Rosing, professor i geologi.